Welcome
The present club was founded in 1974 and welcomes all those who like looking at pictures and taking photographs of any standard. We have galleries on this site to showcase the work of our members. A warm sociable atmosphere is assured. And we have a bar!
We meet at:
Biggleswade Conservative Club
St. Andrews Street,
Biggleswade, Beds.
SG18 8BA
Meetings are held from 8pm until 10pm on Thursdays from September to April.
First meeting for the 2009-2010 season is Thursday 17 September 2009
Membership Benefits
Micro-Quiz - Digital files to slides - Members are entitled to a discount if they quote the password, available from the club secretary Tim Walton (see the contacts page).
Snappy Snaps - Members are able to get a 10% discount on all products and services at Snappy Snaps in the High Street, if they show their signed membership card (i.e. the programme).
The Print and Digital Image of the Year Competition is sponsored by PicStop.co.uk
Lottery Sponsorship
We would like to thank The National Lottery for awarding a grant to Biggleswade and District Camera Club. The grant was used to purchase a laptop and digital projector, allowing the club to display high quality digital images. The club will be using the setup within the comming year for internal and external competitions, and it will be used within the local community to promote photography. |
April/May 2009 News
CPAGB Awards
Congratulations go to Keith Hurst and Tim Walton who were recently awarded CPAGB.
Biggleswade & DCC are just part of a vast network of clubs that make up the East Anglian Federation of Photographic Societies (EAF). There are currently 119 member clubs. The EAF is affiliated to the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain (PAGB) which is made up of the clubs of 15 geographical regions. The PAGB has strong links with similar organisations in different countries throughout the world through its membership of FIAP (The International Federation of Photographic Art). You can get lots more information about what they both do from their websites:
EAF http://www.eafphotoclubs.co.uk/
PAGB http://www.pagb-photography-uk.co.uk/
FIAP http://www.fiap.net/index-en.html
Here you will see information about the various member clubs, what's on, competitions and their results, awards, etc.
Honorary Members
The committee has decided to award Honorary Membership to a number of long serving members of the club, who have given tireless service for up to 35 years. They are Bryan Spokes, Chris Davies and Jill Osborne. Pat Phillips, past Secretary and also an honorary member of the club, sent a warm message of congratulations to them (read by the Chairman during the AGM) as she was unable to attend this evening. Honorary members will be listed listed on the front of the new programme and their badges suitably annotated.
Photographic Outings
Leigh Wood is organising a number of photographic outings over the next 12 months, the first of which is likely to be Saturday 6 June to London South Bank area, further details will follow shortly. Please support this new venture if you are able to attend.
Season Poster
David Grummitt's latest publicity poster can be downloaded here. If anyone can display one in a local shop/noticeboard, etc then please print it off and spread the word.
Website Update
The website is been updated, especially the results, inter-club competitions and gallery. This should make it easier to maintain in the future. Any problems should be reported to Peter Darby
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